Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTACT: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between Emotional
Intelligence and academic performance. Literature depicting the role of
personality was discussed as the researcher deemed an overview of the domain
of personality essential before embarking on a study of the predictive ability of
Emotional Intelligence. Therefore the researcher lays the foundation for the study
by exploring the definition of Emotional Intelligence together with the various
viewpoints as to whether or not it is able to predict successful performance.
A review of research literature describing the ability of Emotional Intelligence to
predict success provides conflicting evidence. Based on the literature that has
been presented it is evident that the role of Emotional Intelligence as a predictor
of performance should not be under estimated. It is however clear that the
degree or the extent to which it is able to explain the variances in outcome needs
to be substantiated by more empirical research.
The research design of this study was exploratory, descriptive and quantitative in
nature. An existing Stellenbosch Business School database was used to obtain
the Emotional Intelligence scores and academic performance results of 163 final
year MBA students. Emotional Intelligence scores were obtained using the BarOn
EQ-i test and these were correlated with academic performance. The research results did not reveal a relationship between the total Emotional
Intelligence score and total academic performance. No relationships were found
to exist between individual Emotional Intelligence scales or subscales and total
academic performance. However, certain of the individual scales and sub-scales
were found to be significant predictors of performance on some of the qualitative
subjects, and in particular those subjects with a focus on management principles.
The scales and subscales of Emotional Intelligence that were found to be
significantly related with the management focused subjects were the following:
Interpersonal Relationships, Social Responsibility, Adaptability, Flexibility, Stress
Management, General Mood and Optimism. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om die verhouding tussen Emosionele Intelligensie en
akademiese prestasie te ondersoek. Die navorser begin die studie deur die
definisie van Emosionele Intelligensie, sowel as verskeie standpunte tot die
moontlikheid om akademiese sukses te kan voorspel, te ondersoek.
Die navorser beskou die opbou van die terrein van persoonlikheid as essensieel,
alvorens 'n studie oor die voorspellingsmoontlikheid van Emosionele Intelligensie
aangepak word, literatuur wat die rol van persoonlikheid beskryf, is bespreek.
'n Oorsig van die navorsingsliteratuur wat die vermoe van Emosionele Intelligensie
beskryf om sukses te voorspel, lewer konflikterende bewyse. Gebaseer op die
literatuur wat aangebied is, is dit duidelik dat die rol van Emosionele Intelligensie
as 'n voorspeler van sukses, nie onderskat behoort te word nie. Dit is egter ook
duidelik dat meer empiriese navorsing nodig is om die totale uitsluitsel in hierdie
verband te verkry. Die navorsingsontwerp van die studie was verkennend,
beskrywend en kwantitatief van aard.
'n Bestaande Stellenbosch databasis was gebruik om die Emosionele Intelligensie
toetsuitslae, sowel as akademiese prestasie van 163 MBA studente te verkry. Die
Emosionele Intelligensie toetsuitslae is verkry van die Bar-On EQ-i toets, wat die
MBA studente gedoen het. Die navorser het hierdie toetsuitslae gekorreleer met
hulle akademiese prestasie. Die navorsingsresultate het nie 'n verhouding tussen die totale Emosionele
Intelligensie telling en totale akademiese prestasie uitgewys nie. Geen verband
kon gevind word tussen die individuele emosionele Intelligensie skale en subskale
en die totale akademiese prestasie nie. Sekere van die individuele skale en
sub-skale is as beduidende voorspelers van prestasie van sekere van die
kwalitatiewe vakke bevind, veral die vakke wat fokus op bestuursbeginsels.
Die skale en sub-skale van Emosionele Intelligensie wat beduidend in verhouding
staan met kwalitatiewe vakke wat lokus op bestuursbeginsels is die volgende:
Interpersoonlike Verhoudings, Sosiale Verantwoordelikheid , Aanpassingsvermoe,
Buigsaamheid, Spanningsbeheer, Algemene Stemming en Optimisme.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50263 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Knoesen, Dean V. |
| Contributors | Denton, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 110 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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